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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Divisional Manager
Job Summary:
Plans and implements the
Sales, Marketing and Business
Development programs to achieve gross profit and defined marketing
objectives.
Duties will include:
Developing and implementing strategic Marketing and Sales plans
and forecasts to achieve sustainable growth and increased market
share.
Monitoring and analysing competitive activity and industry trends to
ensure market strategy is in alignment with the changing market
conditions.
Monitoring and analysing Sales and Marketing results of the Division
to identify Trade and Marketing initiatives.
Overseeing the purchasing of finished goods to ensure appropriate
stocking of the
products.
Educational Requirements:
Degree in Marketing or related Discipline.
Minimum of ten (10)
experience in Marketing or Sales
Management.
Ability to lead and motivate staff.
For one (1) position, experience in servicing food industry clients will
be an asset.
Senior Brand Manager
Applicants are invited to send their resumes for the respective positions to:
applications@vemcott.com
Deadline for submission of applications: Wednesday January 11th, 2017
For over fifty years, people across the Caribbean have trusted Vemco to bring them the food that they love.
not only about
providing brands that people know and love like Swiss and Kerrygold but also about always providing high quality, healthy,
nutritious products for families. We have experienced considerable growth over the years and are looking to further expand our
operations. Career opportunities are now available for two (2) Divisional Managers and one (1) Senior Brand Manager.
Job Summary:
Implements the branding and advertising strategy, promotions and sales
campaigns for all appointed Brands within the guidelines of the marketing
plans.
Duties will include:
Developing, implementing & evaluating marketing plans to expand
existing market share and customer base.
Designing or procuring of promotional material to support marketing
programs.
Managing and maintaining relations with customers through regular
visits and interactions.
Conducting market research to determine consumer practices and
recommend marketing strategies.
Determining in conjunction with the Procurement Department, optimal
order levels and maintaining an inventory of product.
Educational Requirements:
Degree in Marketing or related Discipline.
Minimum of five (5) years work experience in related field.
Vehicle in good working condition.
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Understanding the secret
language of job postings
can supercharge your re-
sume, your cover letter, and
your answers to interview
questions.
Communication skills, mul-
titasking skills, works closely
with others, creativity, critical
thinking skills, and leadership.
They are so commonly used
they are often dismissed as
meaningless.
Far from being meaningless,
they represent a secret lan-
guage that many job hunters
never really grasp. The ones
who do "get it" are also the
ones who get the job offers.
The Foundations of Success
That is because these six
key phrases represent the
skills that enable you to do
your job well, whatever your
job may be. They are known as
transferable skills because no
matter the job, the profession,
or the rank, these skills make
the difference between success
and failure.
For example, when "critical
thinking" or "problem-solv-
ing skills" are mentioned, it
means the employer is look-
ing for someone who knows
his or her area of responsibility
well enough to identify, pre-
vent, and solve the problems
the work naturally generates
every day.
While "works closely with
others" refers to being a team
player and all that that in-
volves, it also embraces the
communication skills you
employ to work effectively
with others in your area of
expertise.
Talk of "communication
skills" always means verbal,
written, and listening skills,
but to an employer, it also re-
fers to the supporting commu-
nication skills of:
• Technological literacy
• Dress
• Body language
• Social graces
• Emotional maturity.
Together, these eight com-
ponents of effective commu-
nication impact the power and
persuasiveness of all your in-
teractions with others.
When you possess these
transferable skills, and when
you can express in your resume
and cover letters that you pos-
sess them, you can dramati-
cally increase the number of
interviews you get.
Moreover, when you under-
stand how these skills affect
your daily work, and can tell
interviewers about your work
in a way that highlights your
application of these skills, you
will be one big step closer to
turning interviews into offers
and succeeding on the job.
The Secret Language in
Your Resume
In a resume, you might de-
cide to highlight such highly
relevant achievements with
a Performance Highlights or
a Career Highlights section
right after your Professional
Competencies section.
A Performance Highlights
or Career Highlights section
will comprise a short sequence
of bulleted statements, each
addressing one of the com-
pany's stated requirements
and thereby emphasizing the
fit between employer needs
and your capabilities.
Illustrate with an example
if you can do so succinctly:
Performance Highlights
• 35% increase in on-time
delivery + 20% reduction
in client complaints.
• Effective Operations Man-
agement demands under-
standing of every depart-
ment's critical functions
and time lines. Building
these considerations into
daily activities helped:
• Finance & Supply Chain
save $55,000 in last three
quarters.
Increase productivity with
a 35% increase in on-time
delivery.
These on-time delivery
increases were achieved with
improved stakeholder com-
munications, connecting Pur-
chasing, Supply Chain, Cus-
tomer and Customer Service
Delivered 20% reduction
in client complaints.
The Secret Language in a
Cover Letter
In a cover letter, where there
is more space, these words
Respond to These Key
Phrases in Job Postings
Supercharge
Your Resume
and Cover Letter:
and phrases might ap-
pear with a company's
job-posting requirement
noted in quotation marks
followed by an achieve-
ment in that area:
"Analytical/Critical
thinking/Problem-solv-
ing skills"
Thorough knowledge
of the issues that impact
productivity in Oper-
ations; have enabled a
35% increase in on-time
delivery.
"Work closely with"
and "Communication
skills"
Improvements in on-
time delivery also made
possible by improved
communications with
stakeholders: Purchas-
ing, Supply Chain, and
Customer Service. This
delivered a 20% reduc-
tion in client complaints.
"Multitasking"
Effective Operations
Management demands
understanding of every
department's critical
functions and time lines.
Building these considera-
tions into daily activities
helped Finance & Supply
Chain save $55,000 in last
three quarters.
Every time you see a
job posting use the six
transferable skills/key
words and phrases, think
how that skill is applied
in each aspect of your
work. Then, recall ex-
amples that illustrate how
you used that skill in the
identification, preven-
tion, and solution of the
daily problems that are
the meat and potatoes of
your average day.
Supercharge Your Fu-
ture
Understanding the se-
cret language of job post-
ings can supercharge your
resume, your cover letter,
change the way you think
about your work and how
you prepare answers to
interview questions. Sub-
sequently, when you ap-
ply the transferable skills
to the challenges of your
work every day, they can
change the trajectory of
your professional life.